James Patrick GEELAN

(1901-1982)

GEELAN, James Patrick, a
Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., August
11, 1901; attended the public schools of New Haven, Conn., and was
graduated from St. Anthony’s College, San Antonio, Tex., in
1922; engaged in the retail cigar business 1922-1941; member of the
State senate in 1939, 1941, and 1943; assistant clerk of the New
Haven City Court 1941-1943; vice president of the New Haven Central
Labor Council in 1942; engaged in the insurance business since
1943; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January
3, 1945-January 3, 1947); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1946 to the Eightieth Congress; resumed business pursuits until his
retirement in 1972; resident of Branford, Conn., until his death in
New Haven on August 10, 1982; interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery,
West Haven, Conn.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present